Jan Willem Gorter, McMaster University
Department of Pediatrics
Professor
Hamilton, Ontario
gorter@mcmaster.ca
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(905) 525-9140 ext. 27855
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Dr. Jan Willem Gorter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, an investigator at the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research and a member of the McMaster Child Health Research Institute.
Dr Gorter completed post-doctoral training at Can...
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Dr Gorter completed post-doctoral training at Can...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Jan Willem Gorter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, an investigator at the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research and a member of the McMaster Child Health Research Institute.
Dr Gorter completed post-doctoral training at CanChild in 2002 and returned to the Netherlands where he was co-founder of NetChild Network for Childhood Disability Research in the Netherlands. He was founder and chair of the Dutch Academy of Childhood Disability (2005-2008).
In May, 2008, Dr. Gorter joined CanChild and the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He has training in rehabilitation medicine with a special interest in pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation. He has a breadth of experience working with children and youth with developmental and acquired disabilities (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain injury) and their families. His research interests include family, function and fitness to enhance participation of children and youth with developmental disabilities and facilitating transition to adulthood.
Jan Willem's research at CanChild focuses on the themes of family, function and fitness and includes clinical studies and health services research. Jan Willem currently leads the Stay-FIT program, which studies the effects of a physical activity and active lifestyle intervention for youth with cerebral palsy (CP). He is also co-leading the transition study (TRACE) which facilitates youth with chronic health conditions in their transition from pediatrics to the adulthood health care system.
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Dr Gorter completed post-doctoral training at CanChild in 2002 and returned to the Netherlands where he was co-founder of NetChild Network for Childhood Disability Research in the Netherlands. He was founder and chair of the Dutch Academy of Childhood Disability (2005-2008).
In May, 2008, Dr. Gorter joined CanChild and the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He has training in rehabilitation medicine with a special interest in pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation. He has a breadth of experience working with children and youth with developmental and acquired disabilities (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain injury) and their families. His research interests include family, function and fitness to enhance participation of children and youth with developmental disabilities and facilitating transition to adulthood.
Jan Willem's research at CanChild focuses on the themes of family, function and fitness and includes clinical studies and health services research. Jan Willem currently leads the Stay-FIT program, which studies the effects of a physical activity and active lifestyle intervention for youth with cerebral palsy (CP). He is also co-leading the transition study (TRACE) which facilitates youth with chronic health conditions in their transition from pediatrics to the adulthood health care system.
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